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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04106 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0087] January-February 1789 |
| Title | John Stevens to Henry Knox regarding rent |
| Date | 7 February 1789 |
| Author | Stevens, John (1749-1838) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Asks that Knox forward about 50 pounds to pay his rent. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Landlord and Tenant Mortgage Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Stevens, John (1749-1838) |
| Place written | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | It is unclear, without further research, whether the author is John Stevens, Jr. (1715-1792) or John Stevens III (1749-1838). Letter is written from Hoboken, New Jersey, the ancestral home of both. Letter is signed "John Stevens Junr.," but occasionally, titles like "Junior" and "Senior" would shift after the death of an elder namesake. Thus, after the death of John Stevens I (1682-1737), his son, previously titled "Junior," might come to be colloquially called "Senior," and his grandson, previously titled John Stevens III, might come to be referred to as "Junior." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |